# Roberta Goldman

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Roberta Goldman Goldman, circa 1985 Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 11th Worcester district In office January 2, 1985 – January 6, 1987 Succeeded by Peter Blute Personal details Born (1938-03-30) March 30, 1938 (age 88) Cambridge, Massachusetts Party Democratic

**Roberta R. Goldman** (born March 30, 1938 in [Cambridge, Massachusetts](/source/Cambridge%2C_Massachusetts)) is an American politician who served one term in the [Massachusetts House of Representatives](/source/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives).

## Biography

Goldman was born on March 30, 1938 in [Cambridge, Massachusetts](/source/Cambridge%2C_Massachusetts). She received her [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) and [Master of Education](/source/Master_of_Education) from [Boston University](/source/Boston_University), and her [Master of Arts in Special Education](/source/Master_of_Arts_in_Special_Education) from [Assumption College](/source/Assumption_University_(Worcester)). Outside of being a politician, Goldman worked as a teacher in [Shrewsbury, Massachusetts](/source/Shrewsbury%2C_Massachusetts), where she served on the local Democratic Town Committee.[1]

She was first elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1984, beating Republican Richard Aronovitz by 94 votes.[2] She ran for re-election in 1986, but lost to Republican challenger [Peter Blute](/source/Peter_Blute).[3]

In 2000, Goldman served as an elector from Massachusetts in the [2000 United States presidential election](/source/2000_United_States_presidential_election).[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-publicofficers_1-0)** O'Neill, Edward B.; MacQueen, Robert E. [*1985-1986 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts*](https://archive.org/details/publicofficersof19851986bost/page/147/mode/2up). p. 147. Retrieved May 19, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["McGee vows to complete term"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item-mcgee-vows-to-complete-te/197816801/). *[The Daily Item](/source/The_Daily_Item_(Lynn))*. November 7, 1984. p. 9. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Democrats hold seats in Legislature, GOP loses 1"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/40617616/). *[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)*. November 6, 1986. p. 32. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Over: Election is official"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-news-over-election-is-offici/197819074/). *[The Herald News](/source/The_Herald_News)*. December 19, 2000. p. 5. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

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